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Japanese Rice Giveaway (Closed)

Today I am partnering with Far West Rice to give away this really delicious Komachi Supreme Short Grain Rice. This month Just One Cookbook turned 2 year and 2 months old (whoo hoo!)!! My friends at Far West Rice are helping me celebrate the milestone by giving away their finest Komachi Supreme Short Grain Rice (two (2) lb bag) to two (2) winners!

Now here’s your chance to win to taste this amazing rice!

The Rules: This giveaway is open for US and Canada residents only. The giveaway will be closed on Monday February 25, 2013, 11:59 pm PST. Entries that do not follow the entry requirements will not be considered. Two (2) winners will be randomly selected via random.org and announced at the end of this post and contacted via email the next day.

Full disclosure: This giveaway is sponsored by Far West Rice. Just One Cookbook is not being paid or given any compensation for this giveaway.

To enter, leave a comment on this post and tell me your favorite rice dish. You can enter your answer to this question every day.

You can maximize your chance to win by entering additional entries. You can enter just once, NOT everyday:

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My favorite rice dish is oyakodon! or maybe unagi and eggplant don?…..or maybe sushi rolls? Lol I can’t pick a favorite! I love them all too much!!! I don’t have a Facebook, but I’m subscribed already by email.

Does Sushi count as a rice dish? Haha. If not, I’ll have to say that zhongzhi (that’s what it’s called in Chinese; it’s basically rice wrapped in bamboo leaves. I’m sure Japan has a different name for it.) or sticky rice.

My all-time comfort food is oyakodon, and when I was a starving student I survived on Yoshinoya’s beef bowls. Both make me very happy. 🙂 PS: I follow your site on FB, and subscribe to your emails (Bonus#s 2 & 5).

My all time favorite Japanese rice dish is sushi (with tuna) wrapped in nori with wasabi, of course. My 2nd all time fav is Genmai Cha tea. Another fav is (Thai) Nuah Kang. I also love horchata (cooling and refreshing mexican rice drink). “Liked” followed circled and fulfilled all. :o)

I am so glad I came across your site. I’ve been wanting to make good authentic Japanese food with the integrity of its flavors preserved ever since my husband came back from Japan. I’ve been following your blog with excitement as a kid in a candy store. And am now a very happy subscriber. Thank you!

Hi Nami, I follow you on FB, Pinterest, Google+, and I am an email subscriber. My favorite rice dish is Maitake Gohan! Can you please feature that recipe sometime? I can’t get the Maitake mushroom here in my area…it is the only mushroom that I like actually. Is this rice similar to what I used to get called Mochi or sweet rice? I use the mochi rice in with my regular CalRose rice, maybe 1 scoop of mochi to every 3-4 of the Calrose. Makes it a little sticky. Thank you for another great give-a-way!

I love any rice dish. I eat rice with any meal from breakfast to supper. It can be just plain or with umeboshi or natto. We love to grill onigiri on our barbecue. Ochazuke, sushi and yakimeshi are some other favorite ways to eat rice. My husband’s favorite is rice with curry.

Maze-gohan, with lots of sliced egg on top! I also love congee. There was a restaurant in San Francisco that served a terrific fish congee, but they closed down last year. I was heartbroken, though I’ve made my own that was decent. It’s not the same as going to the restaurant, Yet Wah, on a cold, foggy San Francisco day and having a big bowl of hot congee.

I am a big fan of your blog! I subscribe by email and Liked JOC on Facebook (and I am very selective about what I “like” on Facebook!). One of my favorite rice dishes is Chirashi. I made all the ingredients by scratch in the past but because of your recommendation, I am going to try the Chirashi mix! 🙂

Too many favorites to list with Japanese short grain rice! Top of the list would be preparing sushi rice with vinegar, sugar and salt to make California roll, maki-sushi, inari-sushi, futo-maki and of course nigiri sushi.

I’m a rice fanatic! I love the many varieties of rice. I live in San Diego and the Whole Foods here carries lots of different rice, but unfortunately, not the Komachi rice. I’ve tried green rice, red rice, black rice. I’ve tried all types too (short grain, long grain, broken, carnaroli, etc.). My favorite rice dish is one I started making about 20 yrs ago. It’s made with saffron threads (sautéed with the rice in olive oil or butter) and then steeped with a vegetable or chicken broth until cooked. Delish!

I really love Onigiri, and pork curry donburi is also one of my fac dishes these days. I have liked Far West Rice, and am a follower, I am allready a follower to just one cookbook, and I am subscribed by email 🙂

Congratulations on your 2 + 2 anniversary, Nami! I like “plain rice” by itself, but I also enjoy it tossed with sauteed or steamed veggies, or in rice pilaf. Best wishes and thanks for this giveaway opportunity!

I used a lot of short grain rice for making sushi and I cooked it daily for my family meals.I would like to try Komachi rice and taste the difference between this rice and the one I have been cooking for years.

Rice is one of our favorite foods and we have many favorite dishes. One of our most favorite is a simple rice pudding. The recipe I use is from my mother who made it when I was very young (in the 1940’s). I’d be glad to share it!

My favorite rice dish is the Filipino ‘Sinangag’, which is garlic fried rice. This is great for breakfast, served with salty dried fish, eggs, tomatoes. But it’s such a family favorite, we also have it for lunch & dinner. I already follow you on Facebook & Twitter & subscribe to your blog. Thanks for sharing, Nami. Congrats on the blog anniversary. Hope to win!

Hi Nami! I am a new follower, and your blog is so useful! I am a 57-yr-old Japanese American who grew up in San Mateo near you. I am now working on getting fit and losing weight through Japanese healthy eating. I also love your tips on blogging. I am a new blogger and this is very helpful. Keep on blogging! Thanks – you are a very dynamic and interesting person (and mom!) Did you ever read “Why Japanese Women Don’t Get Old or Fat,” by Naomi Moriyama? Very interesting. Your recipes cater more to us Americans, but her book has interesting comments about the Japanese lifestyle and food history….

My favorite rice dish is Chicken & Chinese Sausage Clay Pot. My mom would make that for me when I was having a bad day. Now when I have a bad day, thinking about it would cheer me up. Thanks for the give away. I would love to try the rice. I am a subscriber.

Love my new Zojirushi rice cooker and the rice is so much better – you can really tell the difference. I “Liked” the Far West Facebook – and it is great – lots of beautiful pictures and interesting recipes. I’m already a subscriber and follower on Pinterest.

My favorite dish is a tie between gyudon and a ginger chicken doburi that I made up! the simple oyster sauce with a little sesame oil with bits of ginger over crunchy lettuce and steamed rice is the best!

My favorite rice dish is anything with rice! I love rice! I like to eat plain rice anytime I’m in need of something warm and comforting. I’m so glad I found your blog Nami, you have so many wonderful recipes. I’m already a subscriber too!

this is a great giveaway and I too love the rice! I bought a bag a while back from my local Asian market and will be buying again. Just wanted to comment, but don’t include me in the giveaway. I can easily get it locally. 🙂

My favourite rice dish would be something called Khichuri in Bengali. It is a dish that can be made with rice, lentil and anything else that your heart desires from vegetables to meat. The dish is versatile, easy to make and my comfort food. It is also colourful (thanks to the use of turmeric and other spices) and nutritious if you load it up with tonnes of veges like I tend to do.

Wow, there are so many rice dishes that I love. It’s hard to say which is my favourite, but the my favourite would have to be Tendon. I love the contrast between crispy Tempura on top of the texture of rice. And the sauce that comes with it is soooooo good.

My kids have always loved rice, it’s one of the staples I can turn to when nothing else seems to work. I’ve not tried this one, but looks like I need to keep my eyes open in the market!! Congratulations on the Anniversary!

So happy it is also for people in Canada so I can enter. We LOVE japanese rice in my home, and I would really enjoy tasting this one as I’ve never tried it before. I think my favorite favorite way to enjoy rice is with chicken soboro+green peas that are coated with a bit of butter and soy sauce, sautéed mushrooms.

I love rice. So many ways. Probably my favorite is just plain steamed rice. But I love rice in anything. Except for some of the recipes that call for rice to be served partly cooked, not al dente but still crunchy hard on the inside.